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The Wisconsin commemorative half dollar was
issued to mark the 100th anniversary of the Wisconsin Territorial
Government. The coin was designed by David Parsons, a University
of Wisconsin student. New York artist Benjamin Hawkins made changes
to conform with technical requirements. The obverse features
a badger on a log, the state emblem, and arrows representing
the Black Hawk War of the 1830s. The reverse has the Territorial
seal featuring a forearm holding a pickaxe over a mound of lead
ore and the inscription 4TH DAY OF JULY ANNO DOMINI 1836. Mintage
was 25,015.
This Wisconsin half dollar has a decent strike
with subdued lustre and minimum contact marks.
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